Friday, October 28, 2011

Thailand Flooding

The Thailand prime minister and Thai King have interesting responses to the flooding that has overtaken Bangkok recently...

“What we’re doing today is resisting the force of nature,” the prime minister said. “We cannot resist all of it.”

On Friday, General Prayuth Chan-ocha, the army chief, who is reported to have been in contact with the royal family during the floods, said king was concerned that royal residences not be given special consideration in directing the flow of floodwaters.

“His Majesty is very worried about the Thai people,” the general said “He always has been and always will be. That’s him. He doesn’t want anything special, and he said the water must be allowed to flow naturally.”

I grew up on Miami Beach amongst beautiful beaches, remarkable income inequality and scandalous politics.

Unexpectedly, my graduate research took me back to my hometown, Florida hurricanes, and society's attempt to help manage it with Citizens Property Insurance Corporation. This three ring circus and complex public policy problem served as my dissertation.

My research interests remain the science and politics of public insurance regimes and catastrophic risk management. There are many other keywords and phrases that also fit my repertoire.

This blog is sort of an open journal. It help me keep track of information and work out ideas. As a result, it evolves with me as my knowledge and work changes. So, newer stuff is likely better than some older stuff and, at times, I change my mind.